Hail — Sunflower, Mississippi

2006-04-07 · near Ruleville, Sunflower, Mississippi

Wider weather episode

Significant hail damage, from wind driven hail up to the size of tennis balls, occurred across southeast Bolivar County and then northern Sunflower County as a left moving supercell thunderstorm tracked across the region. This storm originated in Chicot County Arkansas and moved northeast into Washington County, near Greenville, and then intensified as it moved into southeast Bolivar county. This storm produced large amounts of quarter to golf ball sized hail across Bolivar County with the areas from Shaw to Boyle to Cleveland being the hardest hit. Additionally, this storm produced damaging winds which downed several power lines and numerous trees around Cleveland. A few homes sustained roof damage and had windows blown out, one tree destroyed a car and several transformers were blown out. As this moved into Sunflower County, it actually became stronger. Hail between golf ball and tennis ball sized fell from just west of Drew to Parchman. Here the most significant hail damage occurred from wind driven large hail. Over two dozen homes in the town of Parchman sustained significant damage from the large hail with over 60 homes across the northern part of the county sustaining damage. Windows were blown out, siding was demolished as hail punctured large holes in the siding, and roofs were damaged. Homes were not the only property impacted, dozens of vehicles were dented or had windows cracked from the hail. Additionally, damaging winds accompanied the storm and downed numerous trees and power lines.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5499374. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.